The first thing i noticed about Mary Oliver's poem was all the nature, and natural aspects to it. She talks about trees as "pillars of light," cattails "brushing and floating away over the blue shoulders," and "the fires and the black river of loss." All of her distribution of nature gives readers an undeniable imagery of her work. The "New York Times" described Oliver as "far and away." This ideas becomes clear through this poem.
Mary Oliver's inspirations are known to come from her hometown of Maple Height, Ohio (a semi-rural suburb). She also lived on a farm with poet Edna St. Vincent Millay's sister Norma for 7 years. Being constantly immersed in nature gives Oliver a unique take on the topic. Oliver is also known for her "clear observations of the natural word." Many times she gets these observations from walking through nature.
Good background. That's your specialty. :)
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